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. 1 t 13 HALHIGII, IT.'O. TnunCDAYIAIlOII., XC01 w -,V .1 : . TIIK STAfi,-X Xirih-Ceroli ta$ Gtuilf, UWUKNCE A IMAT.'v - j X rvMuM, tav dvftjrt te i S fP l Ml fc.fco" at M t 4 a (iliiMt, 4 f"ar ilm iH I. , .ayoaa W th tUor. tew all W ,( w p4. IJn mm!, met mnS .-iQ MtrM Mm van , Mtcr mi Umi liwi I !,. Mm urn m - ,COKt3POSDEXCT5 V ' Unml AkwJ4iM'Md Job C m,., ri tct WMl Vm rrwiikM W the i am. smj w n ntn w i She OkiMt HMti to U , jcownwc.J v- , cm' ' - ,..,.-f. ' v .Uur 0,Sl. rYoorcommenicarionof the 29' h ,ttt sa banded m this morning fts 1 was going to church! and of wai not react until t retard, irjret t find that jail nave entire nMiihn rf note of th 13th in' if There it no Dirt of It which i in ntiu either your conduct 'or motive io the, caw at Laded to. ite are 'to be inferred front sC- W and judged of by. ouGod ; It hem tauinaieu. to m wsoy years that it was you, end novMr.Crjw who hid ben aecretlf ede,,rij td letroTmy reputation, sTbeao Uations 1 iftdrgnantly repelled, up he ground mat you, .to an jour let; to mtr-pfoieiieu w oe raj perwn ,indl and aooroted intuitu mr ,v't in reUtion to the 8emiaole Vain'i 1 hd too'exaUeil as opiu A yottr liOoor and fraokueM, to bo- fof one mWe ntjthat jui could be ihU f. mch"4lecerjtMn', Uide? the leaco f these friend I r . leelinss, fch 1 aiirari.'eniertained for too,) i i w preeo(ed with, a copr'of which ercr baa. and I hope eVer chararterize my eondttct, T'cou ed it due to youud the friendly urtu M'txtcb had always rxiMcii.be d M. to Ijt ttlorthwiii beftire ou. itic.U'the atatemeata contaiaed m ktter coold be tioe. ' I repeat, 1 a fight to belitref Jhat you.ere mcere jrteDU, ia ooiii cow, ne f tho BOtli October 1818, with the , J i u ' T """riUnention that the d.ffnt vlewc takln ipec ed, to haye occawoa to say of I JLAn . J.lf f the order houtd th Jaosjugge of Catajri El lu e. v lneeviaencts which ha brought this con elusion is abu odantly con 4 in jour letter flow : before me, our v and Me Crawlord di'aptte. vr- no interest whateterr but H become necessary for. me her cat .' when: 1 'shall'' hye mure leisure. the dlcument at band, to Dlace jsubiect in it proper ightj to? notice b)Mrical Ucia ana reterenoea io commtintcatioo; which will rive a tlifcrentyiew ohiub4ect.,r. it due to, myseii, nowever, to state mo knowijge ,w tne-ftxccanve win (mow vuutiuiMTcij nai nao (rityffoVtrtt'dt,-4nw that yoiir jnatipfl : of n?y powers as 'declared, lovemor oiou, now jour own uu- Itaodiu "of them Voir letter, to of thelKtohAhded'day and; btforiime;,' the ifirftiinUtnauon Jw 4ht yoU ever entertained any opinion or jy iew Mbem.' : ; Y our dct wbrd.!'actioOB, and .letters. jv ewer thongivr; show this .. Under diog janjptf-?w- furthef " commo- tion wltt you on tins suDject u j;e nf e tno nonor to w yery respect-1 t jour Thost ooeiiieni servant, r : anorew, Jackson f3- o ft Han. J i: C C a tfto v? i.'.-,.M.'?'i -l'- ; '' ' i&embat Potomac, tit June, i S30."' J )iRf Tmmph voa intiinate'iit "yoar jer-of yesterdayothat;Bd ,monicati with nie ICnecessary on I inbject' to whicV t yefers lfeet ,-elf iuipellcd td 4nouc some of Vour W)t? lefctkypilenca fihduuTbe troel intiS an cqoie8cencejn their j) orJnstesU 8aIINbe as'brif as ,oa;say that, nateientirely mista jyour- le'tterVof the 15lh; MayVib posing that it questioned either my I yes or conduct. I anr not aware ' Ihjve imputed to you an impeach ,t of mymoti;$i bt I certainly understand that you had (uesti&i ha sincerity and frankness of my "net; and 1 roast add that your pres I letter, notwithstanding the most stratiye proof which I had offer , 0 'hi tohtraryi' showa elearly that ,ndertoody joo .correctly; anil of se ai not, as you suppose,' mis B. ' !-!'-; t.'J I . v'5':. ,he no doubt that there1 are those ' etuated ty enmity to me; and i "iendship . to you, have, in the ? "Ifut manner for yeara intimated (. have been secretly endeavoring jure ybBr however absurd the ideaj I must express my surprise that should v have , permitted insinua; V s base as ihey are false, to op j s on you; when every word end act june gave to them the lie direct, r I I conscious that I have honorably fully performed towards you every .that friendihip imposed, and that jimpotatioi to the contrary is whol omerited, . ' . . -i ' ,o mistake in aopposing that I have lputt iritli Mr. Crawford. That he bear aa ill rf:i k-rm,' hmH fcaibver F!ir wf eakindam levet! had towards fci has long voce pasted away; o raech that, iastradftfre teretog his aUsck ma ase, the tioe ( Cendoct which 1 had prvtcrkVd to say self. wis. tebear raiknily and silent. tj all that he snig'.t do er Uf, leaving it U tine and tmrh t vindicsta snj eoedact. If I have apparently depart ed fret the rule that 1 had prescribed ie this te, it was not becaase there was aey dipoitioo my part t alter the line of my conriact; but whs n'yee iotcrpeeed year name- by placing m my hands repy ef his letter, addreta rd to Mr, Forsyth, 1 was cempelM. by an act f your, In order that my silence Ciicht not be interpreted iatwae acknowledgment of the troth, of ..Mr. Crawford statement, to, correct his miMtatementa, and to expoe the roo Uvea of enmity which actoated him. and which sought to ue you ajsb in Mrofneot of its gratificatioo. ' 4 Too Intimate,', that, at some futury time, when yoe may have more leisure, you win place toe subject or this cor respondenre id a 'diaercnt lisht.'-'-l w'uh jou to be assured, I feel every confidence, that; whenever yoe may be 'disponed to on trover J the correetness of either .my statement or conduct ih- this bQTiir, I shall be, pirnarid on my part to maintain Hie truth of the one, I r i i : i . . . ana irantnes, nonor,. ana pauioiism f the other,' throughout this whole transaction That you honeaily. thought that your orders authorized Job to do what you did, I have never questioned; but that yo3 can mow by any document, nub lie or private, that they "were intended to give you the authority which Ju.a umed, or that any such construction was placed on 'them, at any lime, by the mlmioisiration, or myself in par- nruiar, i nuieye io oe impossioie. Yon remark thnt mr letter1 of the C9in instant in the firt iotimation you had that, I had takeij a ditlVreut view from yourself of, your orders' That you should conceive that yoe had no intimation before, in to tie uuaccouhta b!e. ' 1 fud supposed that; the invita tion of. Mr. .Man roe irt his letter to yoe by you and myself of the orders -should be placed on tne mc or we uepart meBt.'end y letter tV jmj of the t3th Aprilv, 1823, ' coverina; ropy of my letter to Major Lee, in whish t refer to ths public, documents, 'and private correspondence between yo anti .Mr; Monroe, as .containing thq, views; i ken. of your ordere, end the offer whicit I made to present my views, more fully, if not given "sefficienUyf xplicit fa'tjte dQcements' referred to;' .werf it leasi an intimation thatwe ditteipfHrii the ConstrHcti'on of the . orders; and 1 feel assured ' that viaei the r in y ' conduct, words a9ties, r letters. 'aflTdnl the slightest proot'to the1contra,rj.'i The charge which Jroii have tniide a gainst fn(ii of secret hostility and 'op P'isiJion which, if tru.;wiiud so Vital' ly affect1 my character for sinceriiy and honor, ind which has caesed a rupture in our long rontioued friendship, Jras bo vthifp foundation bitt that of a dif, feren!e befweeu ' in the'eonstraction of youif;orders-h.ordeo issued b y wy self, the intention of .whWi lofcoBrsej could 'j'etVl'i'F c BMy'jjW heir tre'enatrVtio4ti'tmiltfary; point .of yiewf and the right and Mty of intetpretin j WHich'itelongedsrjev ciatly to me;'a he bV.d tf th,4VVif' j)epartmenti The mer5' statement .f these facta must give rise to a train of fefleetionSv the? f xpressinn, of which; I caVaoi.annpreaa. fr?ri--ML , VouP cburseij aa'JI utidcrsand it. esE-; sumea for ititbasiaihat lwho, ait Sec retary of Varj issited heorder8,' have some m0tiye,4to rtftctal my, construction of themt as if I had nq right to form an opinion J whetheit the- officers ioivhouv they were given fad riHicemled theitt iSf hoti while' tlie'onlcer wat at perfect liberty "toVxpniaVfahd.riiii'Uit'hiiii conKtrdction v My;-righ'tVas - Secretary, of Wafj wi9 kteast as per feet as yours, as ?cnianding ,ofRcer, to judgi tif H true intent and ; limits of yeoirbrderi;' and"l had' no more motive to conceal my construction, of them than you" had to conceal yours. (,'The idea of onceil ment . never entered my conception; nd to suppose it,', is to suppose that 1 wall ttUcriy v uoworthj .J of , the"; office which i occupied. VVhy thouM 1 con-' ceal? " I owed no responsibliiy to you;j and , if ybu were not afraid, to' place -your construction on your orders, 'why should -1 be afraid, to 'place inef - It was an affair of mere official duty, in volving no question of pcivalo enmity or friendship, and I ao treated it.. y, 'S 5,'V" tJ In conclusion, I must mark. that 1 had supposed that the want of sincer ity and frankness - would be .the last charge that would be brought against roe. Coming from a quarter, from which I had reason to expect far differ ent treatment, and destitute,: as i know it to be, of the slightest foundation, it cnultl not fail to excite feelings too warm to be expressed, with a due re gard to the fiicial relation which 1 bear toyoa.. , ::-;:';,';":v' I have the honor to be, very repect fully, your most obedient servant,' ;v- r.-A't'.,-, J, C. CALUOUN.; Gtm A. JAC.so.-.-.i. .. f.f - ". Ke fit ' 1 w. rVm Mr. mm." . Siat Uaving. at the reoees Jt the Presideet to beiaXorased what tok ptaee ie thf rabiort J Mr. Moeroo ma the select of the Srmiaoie casapahra, UmI before bi epy (except the. e miaswe of a oame) 4 the letter- frees ir Lrawlord, which baa eince beca commaaicaicd e yw. rbc prctidont ha thoagbC U jot to permit me to read yur aaswvr efnhe Oth iest. t tie Utter thclotm it. Beiwreh'yse and the President, or between yoe and Mr. Crawford,' or UetwrrA jm and tie frieodsol Mr. Crawford, when apokce of in gmtro, it is not m y design te im terveae. There arn hwwevcr, cirCtne taorca io your letter, of a personal character, that reqaire tebe placed in their true jtgMr.io justice toyueand to myself.1 As 'to the first Voa torn, plain (hat the interposition i.fthe Ojioe of the President deprives yoe ol im portant rights: among these is enu merated v the right of being placed (by me) io 'posein if all tUe facts and rircu instances connected with Ibis af fair.". 8fara 1 under.taed the point on which the ('resident dotted iofor luation, there is ow thrcuinstaace -or fjet widiin my knowledge 'that can throw any additional . light upon it. There in cerlaiuly no fact or cirevm Klauce wwhin my knowledge, directly or e.illaterully connecwd wiih it, (bat is jiot at your service. . ' If desirable toyu, you shall be fur nished with a copy V( my letter Copy of it is iu th President's hands) refer red, to in Mr, C.V letter to me and with the name of the gentleman to whom it was written', known also to the Presi dent I cannot promise copy of the letter from Savannalu i which, my first wasari answer, as I m not ure "that it is in being; if if is, and can be jTound oo my retare to (Georgia,1 you ean have a copy1 of it: 'Having thus ofleredtua tier, according to your view of jt' you will oof he surprised that I should ex- pectjustice irt return..; Your answer to uie Pi rndent seems to be founded on' oil ine presumption that there is some conspiracy secretly at work to do -info ry to your character; and to destroy your political consequeiice. ; Wirtv thin presumption have no concern; but he circotnstauces under which my name is introduced by ' yiib render it proper that i hould b6 iKstinctry informed if vi i b vuaic vr cnonpirnry againsi'you U intended w apply to roc,; ' ' ' In iustice to Mr. C, and for his use) ituaii apply to the President (or a co py 01 , your.tetterot the 1 S9ih instant. W,-. ?'; Me. any fobieciion Vou 1 will state it. I shall take fror Granted that yoo acnuiesce.' unless otherwise , ' ' . iv u. our .oooifiient servant w " TvV "::'V ;XOHN, FOltSYTU; Hon.' Jort? C. Citiiouff. i&r;r- me, te detenoiAe to whom he haft.' t jse have stxted; (9 U sh .1 shall not. gtve eooits. I am, very respectfatly, 4e 7 ' J CAtUOUX. Ileew Joau Foatrra, . vv V, - . '. Ne Si a: I embrace the first leisere mo- meat alace my retanv. home to' escUee toyoe a copy ef a letter from Mr For syth, the original of which was iodrd t Mia en my pamge from Wasbiorteo owe ta llr'.tcJLta i ; last, wlli K I iter ,vt aad I have to trrtt tioe cf Ih J rtTi. of mine tl tie 1 cf msilfdthe mt t:tce s Isjthwa. e. Mr.roriTt r ivir? n i-imiiM, wosiN me steamboat, and also a copy of my answer. ' Ye wr.fl Ware, by a pea1 ot 5!r. Foriyib'a letter, that it refer to ih ear "i Crawford. . la the letter which' ye have aJJre led t Mr. Ci !, jm atatrasfol lewa wit: Haticg, t the rt qaet f the Preaident tebe iaforwed what took place m the cbiaet of Mr. Moe roe . ttei ' tie eobjere ef the trmino! caaipaign, lsd tefort him, a eery fex- tepi Ihe.wmistioa cf a name) ef let-1 wostd eiptain, d b t tor Irvm Mr. 'Crawford. A.e. ftrJlaiKi TTiis la ronstroetl by Mr. Calbeea IntV whlchy eu hd i!ri1i ' a declaration that 1 teqeested jae lo aod I nct add I faroiah me with the Information I am' tioo. ih.t. if I t V: Mr. Calhoun to Mr Forsyth. y Mr. vaibaun to Mn Toravth. Steamboat Potomac, lrt June, J0.f " , ?ir: t.have just 'received your fet ter of the, 3tt ultiWiO, which was hand. d,m' by lr Archer, ? It gives nifc lhe nrsi; intimation, war, , Have bad that the Prpsidenf applied, to you to obtain information orwhBttook jiiace in jthe cabinet of M.' Monroe on the aubject 'of ; the VSeminolff ampnign; aodvef course as1 1 suppose; i that you were unnose; s that" tou were acting tor mm, ana oot tor yosrsetf, in yooVi tofrespbntfener with Mr. 'Craw ford, t Neither the copy of Ida letter1 to you, piacu in ..jny nanus oy .ine rre sident; nor his note coven ng4he topyj gave oie the- slightest intimation of this fscbut,1 on jh contrary, I, tad a 'igh'H preseme, :fjotn Jr., Crawford giving yo authority fo show vine his letter if Voti; pleased tha the torres: pondence originated ith yourseifand was tiudt r your entire cootroli. and not, a t iior Infer, at the request of 'the. Preeidentiaii-Tor' hi" hse".t vTli4 view -In-which! Regarded; the corr'espori dence,' and which i was justified to dd: judging by the fatts before me, ally the. Pesldent as far aiyW 'wer'ioft-i cerheditKtbem.'Vf;:;; f;!rthe,direclWw tnken, ir is, ; dot for; me io'dctermMie whether you' ought to furtiwh me any informatioti, or what ,U ought to be. ; Had 1 supposed," that, u ml er the ' clr cumstances id which I was placed, such a right; belonged to rrtc,f.l would have .1 j i . ciatmca it previousiy .io my answer to the president's letter, so as to have had the, ad van,t.igeK,befftre made.;iny re ply, of whateycr ighf niiglit.Voe ; fbf uislied from tlje a'turces I therein iodi, rated. That ' there, are those j who in tend that this aTair shall operate Against me politfcally,' by causing a rupture be tween myself' and the. Presidentand thereby a Beet, if pogtible,tny standing with the nation; I cannot 'doubt for reasons which I have stated in. my an swer to the President; but 1 must be permitted to express oiy surprise that you should suppose that B;y .remarks comprehend you, when they jetprrssly referred to those whose names did not appear in. the transaction, and cons quently excluded you. ,"i . My answer to the President is bis oroncrtT. . and not mine; and couse if belongs to aim, . aod nqt to riH.p..n.Unc between e. awl that it pUcet the subject ef tha nnrpoo deare io a light io seme respects differ ent from what I had previously regard ed it. had supposed, from the ron plex'ion of voar letters te me, that the tvpy et Mr. Crawfiud'a letter te Mr. rorsyth bad been placed by the latter in your hands, wiihout.any prevloua aa oragtocy oa your pan; but, by Mr. KorsytVa .letter to me.. I am informed that sacli is not. the fact. It seems that neactetl asyour agent in the affair. He states that ybo applied to him to bs lnforme.1 f what took olace in tho cab inet of Mr. 'Mporoe ou the subject of me ocmmoie campaign; and 1 inter, as the reformation could be obtained only from some one of the juembers of the cabinet, and as Mr! Korsvtb waa not oner and, as far as I am informed not panicuiany lotimate snUi any -of ita inemberi,. txcept ' Mr.' Uraw ford.' that ihe object of your request was to obtiio he iftformatiou through' Mr. Forsyth from Mr. Crawford.' and ihat. consn- queoily.Tn writing to him, and in plac tog the copy of his tetter lit your hands, he can be regarded in no other light but teat ot your agent. '.-,; V v ':- . i, Under this 04? w aspect ' of this affair, I conceive ahat I hive th 'riirht io claim of yon to be pet in posscasioii iof the; additional ; information, ;which:l migiu lairiy nave, detoaotkd of Mr Forsyth, had the correipoudence bcea originally between him anif myself on the, supposition oti Which"! acted pre viously to the receipt of bis le.ttcr . He avows himself ready; if desired by-me, to furnish me' with the.ad(ruional in formation; but" S iense of propriety would not permit me to mjke tb re quest of him. Considered ,ii yewf hgerd in this affair, it h not for l.mt' tt make the request bf information bfhimi ; vi "ww.'wxqst fo,MirmauQn i conceive myself, to be 'entitled to, my letter to yftu of the 29th May will sufficiently indUate.vf A part of the itiforaiation, iu. irora wii-. rorsjftn'sjettcrt' lsal ready tn;ytrur;V8e8siorf end there can be nor doubt but tl)e whole would be flirished atyour renbesti. ; -' ; l make this eppljcatlofl solelvrf from' thedesire5ofebuinia'tbe.neaoa-Uf t.uii..iMjf uic iu pnvn tills- inysterl ou affnir Faetaand .Jbirenmstances'; light tof Jlhemselves may; wbett viewed ittonnexion.i aftoni;, important light as; to ; t h, e origi n, : and ohjec t of wilia t Kl firmly believe to be a base nolitieal in tr'8oet P by tliose,- who .regard you rent; tafipn; and Jhe public .Interest mucbldKg' than "their own personal ad francemeMtj:-!,;'; if I. fliust.Wmark the letter of Mri Forsyth allorrfa (ti my mind iconclasive proof .that the ibtima tionv to y prejudice. to which yon rei. ter in-your letter of the! , 50th nltimo and wiiich' you eemClo think unade no impression f. on vyour iniod. ibaveijjot been without their tended effV-ct. tl., no ether aunoosUion cin I etolairf ih ati, .iiiBx. wiinoui.giviiiw; roe ant in - timatiqfi ef 'the step, you. shejildepply for information, as to'niv fciiurW i h cabinet; tdjjone who noame to me a MrwurawJord and who could not.' as 1 vou know? irt.it5 disclosure tonsistently with the princi pled of honor and .fidelity', when my previous correspondeoce with you boht Wi: have ; satisfied you . that 1 pared , toigivfe you frankly end Jully; any inforinatioiiwhicli vouioiiUt; de sire, in relation to my course oa'thc c' K'--- ; '.v.- A-f '. ym ' f r Jent i j satisfied it was eot by you to intended,' allJilons, they are r.enu ',' aod I oold be glad yoe Woald io e- I Kara ever heard it , ., , plate, ic to him. 1 never conversed with yoe epoa thi subject prevwoa ta the time ahea ytm seat me Mr. Craw ford'a letter.1 Te facta ere these! 1 had "been ie formed that Mr.. Crawford hw made aetatement cnnertttlng this outiaesa, wntcb had come to the know ledge nf.Col: Jatoes Av Hamilton. i.f . XHew lork. On (ueetiegwi(h Cnl. uamilton, I inquired tiip. and re eejved for answer that he had. hat re marked that be did cot think it proper to communicate without the consent efl roe writer., I answered, that, 'being informed that the Marshal of this Dif trict had, to a friend of mine, made a similar statement io' that said o have beerl made by Mr, Crawfonl, I wpuld be glad to see '..Mr. Crawford' sutf- mem, ana aetired he would write and yru . A r,.I' 1. W 1 . obtain In. cooseut. . My reasons were, that ! had from the uniform friendly' piofessiont.'of Mr, Calhouo. always believed him my friend In all Ihis'Sem ioole business: and M hsd a drill H to know if in tlii I had, been mistaken J ami woeiner u was potuOle Inr Mr. Calhoud yo have acted wih such insin ccrity and duplicity toward me.',, i - X have enclosed lr. Calhoun a copy of thiieitert;,!'i "- ; '. And ainVfr, with respeetful regard, your most obedient servant,?- ' i " ANDWiVV JACtSaN,; The IIoo. Jomw FoaiTTR, ' x ' . V ,.s Suator 1 CongTMS,' ' - ' -" V '.f.twSo. J,, t ' Mr. Forsrlh W Gcocnil Jai-Lmq, k- , h-i v CT i;v"T"W. Jk9 Vt J t 5ia? I have had h? ho6rf Jo receive your letter ;oftiie;rih instant,! aodyhc copy paper encfosed wjitli jH:vtThe;pa-. rr,. ttiii M?wuwn iitwr, .rawioru, ana no other i(ue made, of them' by imp? , I'tliii not jintetid to .convey.' la vwnoen tno - taea-jhav any;; personal coinmutiicai ion ever took place between us. prior to incdate ot ,Mr Craw foi d'j tetter, relative to-the occurrenice in jiourue s cauinet ou tno: question of the Seminole war, What 1 jntWded he should, Rnow:endU sufmose will noty ohderstandiif i have 'Inadvertent y iiujuv, nun, is, mm li urn riot. Vtnun ?.1o rocur the Inf.tnnariori contain ed ln!iv Crawfiiificttee Ht hat w",viVtieil ;for your use in? enm C pliaecc 'ihytiur)t'quest,MsJorlIa'' mUton: ;; rreater('mel:l Veiiri nams .iP'H'yj' i itaH iircVioUsly t3. fM'CfawforiPa'aVceant or the transaction; ;- VVhh this, requeW 1 complied. after paving 4 first otilhed MtVCrawrordVcnsctit. nd)' received from him his ciirrartion of n,L'tr I except is your letter, al to whom' I snj-p' the slightest knowlc et the most re mote, i tew Ineonclojiorr, I uti, . i alwiyt met the intiinatiors cf ing made before the t et, ', , eosof 'tl, sgatnsttme', "i-junn. ( ments.witb fiat i,nd pom ivetle :.' broDght into view, by way n your eniform' and full approvii whole conduct cm thr Si tninole talgn.toraraif.oranyofmv ,len' eardyoaoK thesubjecf; ai.J th vnaiaitvi juw 7ll)eU- IC lair, . and honorable conduct irt all thin entirely opposed to the secrrt, titictn anu nnmaoty course ascribed 'i jou l y tooio iDiuiiauoi.t anu tnhi-! nl ft om my mind what I tonctivd 40 1 r snjjjt imputaliona upon your honor, t v hsi ri bing duplicity to you, and revtr, until after the intimations 'were comn unica ted A e Ot the sussestions of the Mar-' aJial, as stated in my letter to Mr ; For yth. i copy of which f war-enclosed fo yoa.j', was then lhat J had ,.a C sire o ce the etatetpehttaiij fohave b-ctj mane ny Mr.. Crawford, end,1 when in. formation (inroi med) by llonel Hamil. ton ihat such statemeht had beeo (een v ,, in "writing, that 1 "made the request " 1 c fee'tt, with the object nf layir-g it be . foreyou, which Mhen supposed would0 , ? meal yo prothpt ami poMttve negative, t But I regret that itislrad ofaWi;ative, " which J had alright to expect"; had lha e polgnane;. mortification -ia: see ?in your - 7 letter an- admission tf..1t.a UrotlCy LV- f demanding tjie; rr.atter nqw, 1 feel tut ' Interest in;thilhtierrat1on;Vand leave1 " yoe and Mr. Craw ford, anil all ro.n' Ud to settle the ofTaiif iii" yu own way.A um nuw tmte tins correspondence f'u'rv i Ufa!, rxceiriomj-rf.'-,Af?'-wf'' " ,'"e-ftvailM.of-.d..Sutes.Ji?!i it 'I .e M ill, IIUUIII, I)I1CI I . .- , . ; t ..' . v . ,7 Sift! . " "J 9- vmiw , . .U..VI. I hare Received your letter of the 5d instant: enclosibr letter' t Mr." Calhoun, of the 'Slst' af" umo. Biiu nis repiy thereto, all which 1 have duly noted. You have requested a copy of' Mr. Calhoun's letter to me of the 9ih of May last, for the purpose of its being shown to Mr.' CrawforaV-JMr;:Cai-. noon. in Ins reply to you. doea not con sent nor yet object, tayour being fur- i.is.icu wun copyi .put rerrr the mat ter to my discretion, '' w. i w V S' . v-i ' A copy of ihe original letter of Mr. Crawford to you having been aubmit ted to we, it occurred at beinir nrnf. and correct that you should be apnria- ea 01 nr. Calhoun'a answer, and there fore it was shown to you. 4 1 cannot, on reflection, rerceive anv imnrnnrintw ; oow accordinz to you the renuput vm have , made,' particularly as, on your itinriS tnis.mauer to Mr. Calhoun", he ; does not object. I accordingly f dJ it with this injunction, thai it ha used for no ether j'urposs but the onei JtlltJC t?UD4VTUt , .Gen.; AKBna w Jaokkos-. , Uti ws- Jrt!tdenl of UivJ tJoiLctfKatfc J, &h- VW iackwnihaviog aeav-io yt?u, a copyjofhia letter i mejif.the 8th insfit Mi firer jUhaf Vou should itee the answer ui it; ypu :wjll M( l.t,, a Iheonnosite riaoaAiv'i.L: ,sjLi. . -4 kt"':". Ml.pir. with reDeeti.-.j,tf- i i' .wo,' y- tvoiUnuer,) Col. JacVio 1 Mr Cullioon,'' ;! y yl rfttaf 'On lht'X,i, w " 1 - ..f.:-.i. . 'ct! ir0in ;Mfyt hof'theSenate; IS"""? -vtpyt your tetter to me oTtheSSlli of May fast. , 1 ha ve hot beri able to pt eeeive anyobiectloni? te com- u, j w 1 u ni request. a4 COpy , or my letter td him v on "xW ftubtect I hW Ihllllrrt., li iwii ., ,,, yytj vuiiuiit ue sent loyuuj 1 ij mciciuie etiLiosutu' ? v-; ..-v ; ;';.l im; Sir; very respcctrutly ' '.4' Vbnr most obedient serv,.n ,7,' i ;i , ANUUEW JACKSON".'' f vu.. .s.i.i... .. V. 7 '" "'v:-: rAnAM.! ..f. a'k . M .. . '..j ... s j, , ., .... nn u kit, IlllOor; . " ; ! o A fcrm"V -fit 10 1810. ' '.Sliq loutleltor i the Bid Jane last has just been received, Via-Washington city. I regret that 4iUe to you op the nil tif May, covering f copy of one in Mr.Foitiytli froni me of the Yme date', had not reached you. as" it would have prevented you i from fafiin? int ! th gross errors you have, from the uiifoun aea inferences you have drawn from Mr. ForsyUa letter tome, aod would have informed you that I had no conversation or communication- with Mr. Forsyth on the subject alluded, before the receipt of t' ecopy of Mr. Crawford'e letter, which I so promptly laid before you. Po correct the errors into whitt thein ferences yon have'sluwn. from T!r. Forsyth's letter have led you. I fere- wiuu-am enclose joj acc("yof my let ivi iu . .r. orsy;n ci tr.e 7 'th of. ?fended probably fog the JOA Julr; .., af. I ramiyycry r eipectfnlly.- f , t)i?YA'nM obedieni, ierVant, 7 WANDUEW?jACKSON.i . Y3Xhl&i. JtUULm JwnutAtSH. , Siiit t teceiveil. on i!, yeUhletiee:-;:ifateCthiI9ihune, but Which, f sopnoseuwa intend , for t1 10tl July, wuh JiMnalbsareaL:4 t)n i a , 4tj.f J(fne I received the iiofe .of ?.'r: Forsyth,' covering copy of hi lettt r t , you ot thel7,tly"sBitie.month$ but, evil t some' lely( in ,tho, conveyance, for f)kl I sin linage '.in tccf ubt, I did nrt- 'tf.r.eriof;the?.Tth''iune.', Covering a copy of... vour. letter la Mr. Forsyth, till the l4lh iulyf (, j, " ' ( aou i egret that' y Id not receive ) iP icuci u ,wie in june Drioro 'irote V aiinetbfilr':f4h'aamB.mon''h; on 1 he groumt to use jur :bwn 'Jahge age 1 y0.avtfrevehtr'dtne "f om falling ntq jbel .gross , errors., ynu I'avc' fiorn the unfounded inferences you '.ave drawn from M r.'Forsvth's lef li'r tn run Y.liftVW-0 regret tli.in I nSil,anyfl.eayn the" mail deprived mc of the advahtaio "of the' afate'ment in yourletter to Mc Forsy ttf ecejit'.g ihat vou deemed it niateri.-t to ,nm.i ,.n deraiafiding of tlje facts; but I must . otter caret(pei'iisal of jour lett lin, as;vVel,l ?s,yoors i myself, uneriy ava..tjs ji pei t va the " errors' if vh u:K y tu ac,t u e, r . iar e.i can uiHjcrsiana you, they i to consist In' the! urfiosition .tint I lerrciro.m Mr. j.Fyiiy ih's l utr - cui . yoU apptied thtin pcrsouaily to obtain '.' the information from. : M r. Craw fi d 41r what took placfi.in- Uie cabinet on -tha 1 Spmtnolenuestion; ; whereas,' in . fact. V' you. applied inot tot him. ; bur to Mr. K es jiamilton, , of ;N, r u ,V r i t . Jauj.es ety. York; and that it was Iih. .flnrl plied toMf. Foisyth3tc(obtain the io' formalioii.. Mr there be,a diflVrenre in, t principle between, the tWQ StatpmpnfB . k I can Only say that I am not reponsi- ,V ble for jf., ,'J'he ' cnarge '. of ! error" ought to be hiads njjoinst Mr, 'Forsyt!))r , and not me., His vordsaresvHiivin-, at he request of i!,.- S asident to ben formed what tHk 1 1 ice in . the. cabinet - ' of Mr. Monroe oo i a subier.t nf tt, 1 Seunnoleampa'":'!, laid b 'f ire', him a copy (except the omigion cf a name) of a letter from; Mr.:.Cr'avvr0rd, v.! it n,19 K been airice'commnnicatc 1 1. i '? '"..-'c &.c.-.Now, Sir, if I Ind i ..'.rred.'f i 'i.'?e word i. vou sunn I ft;,i . k. you i. :1 pci ,onallv nopiiej to" Mr 1 i- " syih to t n the information' for vnu. I would ha. - done no more than v.1 itl rairly. might, ' ' out the imputation cf . " gross errors." " it 1 m-H , . inference; on the t v. ry. I have 'end " almo.t the Very wo. , r i Foray th; aij language is: i r. -rposed, from the complexion cf your i ,r; to..me, mat tn copy ct Mr.. Crav. . I' letter ! to Mr. Torsyth had been plat . I by the" latter in yom-hands, without ft. - prf i vioua act or a-ency od "yuur part. -V,
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